Softball Recap: Woodland Wins Going Away Against R.A. Long

Beavers

Margin (Wins)

03/13/25 vs Castle Rock	17
04/09/25 vs Hudson's Bay	16
04/16/25 @ R.A. Long	14
03/28/25 vs La Center	9
04/11/25 @ Columbia River	8

Woodland never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They blew past the R.A. Long Lumberjacks 14-0. The Beavers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.

Addi Christensen was a major factor no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Christensen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases.

In other batting news, Alexis Alpanalp and Emma Barrow did most of the damage at the plate: Alpanalp scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Barrow scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Alpanalp a new career-high in RBI (two). Brynn Skelton was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.

Woodland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for R.A. Long, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Woodland will head out to face off against Hockinson at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hawks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.3 runs per game on average), something the Beavers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for R.A. Long, they will venture away from home to take on Mark Morris at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Monarchs will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something the Lumberjacks surely won't give up without a fight.